Impact

We change people's lives by helping them get visas for themselves and their families, reverse visa cancellations, and appeal refusal decisions.

Over the last couple of years, life was painful to me. Without you, I wouldn't have been able to re-start my life ever again

In the past financial year, we represented 602 people before the Department of Home Affairs, the Administrative Appeals Tribunal, the Immigration Assessment Authority and the Federal Court. We also provided 1687 advices on immigration law matters in our West End office and, as part of our commitment to broaden access to justice, we gave 1031 advices in outreach locations and over the phone.

Our clients have often experienced family violence, are at risk of homelessness and fear returning to their country of origin.

In our commitment to legal education, we provided 12 Continuing Professional Development sessions to lawyers and migration agents. We presented 40 legal education sessions to schools, community workers, and community groups about migration law and on general legal topics including criminal and consumer law, police, family law, domestic violence, and conflict resolution.

We continued to fight for justice for all by contributing to migration policy and law reform.

About us

We are an independent not-for-profit organisation that provides free legal advice and assistance and community education to disadvantaged people. We advocate in cases of most need before the Department of Home Affairs, review tribunals and, to judicial review. Our services have a demand that far exceeds our resources and we take on only those highest priority cases with most merit.

Acknowledgement of land

We acknowledge and pay our deep respects to the Traditional Owners of country throughout Australia, on whose land we live and work. We pay our respects to their culture, and to their continuing connection to land, waterways and community.